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Edited by Britton:
4/29/2015 12:47:44 AM
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Diesel from air and water
[quote]Audi has begun production of a synthetic diesel fuel made from water, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen. Unlike fossil fuels, which release additional carbon into the atmosphere, Audi’s “e-diesel,” which is being produced at a plant in Dresden in conjunction with the German alternative energy company Sunfire, has a net-zero carbon footprint because it is made with carbon dioxide taken from the air.
The challenge for Audi will be ramping up its fuel from a science project to a commercial success. It seems to have ambitions to do so: it has been pursuing carbon-neutral fuels since 2009, and its partnership with Sunfire is just one of several collaborations with energy companies. [/quote]
One of the biggest issues people always have with alternative energy is giving up their vehicles. I'm no different, I love my V8 4x4 truck. But I also care a lot about trying to save our environment, and this is the best of both worlds. Yay science!
[url=http://qz.com/392138/audi-is-making-fuel-from-air-and-water/]source[/url]
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1 ReplyCant we just strap the wind turbine to the car
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2 RepliesSounds cool.
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Based off a navy program to produce diesel from seawater, looks like someone figured out how to commercialize it.
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5 RepliesEdited by Master Chief: 4/29/2015 11:29:03 AMOr we could switch to natural gases like propane which is waaaay cheaper, cleaner, runs better, and is more abundant than any other fuel source in the world. Hell, all you'd have to do is change the piping in the engine and boom, it's done. But I guess that's never gonna happen. Also, the article still says its a prospect. For all we know it may never fully get off the ground could end up being a waste of money to solve a problem that doesn't exist.
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5 RepliesMy dad says, with stuff like this there's usually a hidden catch, for example to make a Prius battery takes a giant amount of energy, and disposing of it is difficult. So like, in this case do they need to use electricity to turn the stuff into diesel? If so the electricity may be from coal or whatever. But if that's not a big factor, this sounds really exciting! My car isn't a diesel but I thought about a diesel when I got it so I know they aren't rare.
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Cool.
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1 Replyis the technology to make this even in existence, and if so is it even affordable? while havering to answer these two questions may be a bit of a downer they are necessary. you could hypothetically use water to power your car, but we don't because there isn't a way of currently doing so. I saw something from thunderfoot a while ago about a thorium powered car that used 8g of thorium for over 100 years of fuel, but the design was ludicrous and it used things that didn't exist.
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2 RepliesEdited by Snow: 4/29/2015 7:29:42 PMRather roll coal in my cummins than buy some "e-diesel"
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4 RepliesEdited by Numerous Luke: 4/29/2015 1:28:48 PMWhat is the MPG of your truck? I have a 1971 mustang (coupe). V8 351C, (357 displacement to be more precise, put in a 4V) and I think I get 12 MPG. * sips hot chocolate *
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26 RepliesYou care a lot about saving our environment and drive a V8 4x4? That doesn't even make Sense in, let me guess, USA...
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1 ReplySeems cool, I'm guessing this is driven by the lack of better batteries.,
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1 ReplyWhy don't they skip that entire process and just get electricity straight from the wind turbine?
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19 RepliesI don't seem to understand. You're taking molecules at lowers states of energy and putting them into a state of higher energy. That's the opposite of a spontaneous reaction and it seems that this would net a negative gain in free energy. I'm just saying, the science makes no sense.
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1 ReplyGood old chemistry
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2 RepliesWater Well guess California can't be a part of this
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1 ReplyNon-renewable my ass.
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7 RepliesSo it's a hydrogen engine? That technology has been around for decades.
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5 Replies[quote][quote]Audi has begun production of a synthetic diesel fuel made from water, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen. Unlike fossil fuels, which release additional carbon into the atmosphere, Audi’s “e-diesel,” which is being produced at a plant in Dresden in conjunction with the German alternative energy company Sunfire, has a net-zero carbon footprint because it is made with carbon dioxide taken from the air. The challenge for Audi will be ramping up its fuel from a science project to a commercial success. It seems to have ambitions to do so: it has been pursuing carbon-neutral fuels since 2009, and its partnership with Sunfire is just one of several collaborations with energy companies. [/quote] One of the biggest issues people always have with alternative energy is giving up their vehicles. I'm no different, I love my V8 4x4 truck. But I also care a lot about trying to save our environment, and this is the best of both worlds. Yay science! [url=http://qz.com/392138/audi-is-making-fuel-from-air-and-water/]source[/url][/quote] HA! Someone finally invented a car that runs on water
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3 RepliesSCIENCE DOES IT AGAIN!!! SCIENCE!!!!
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1 ReplySo essentially it runs on air. Neat.
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7 RepliesThis just gave me a science boner.
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1 ReplyDiesel fuel actually emits lower amounts of CO and CO2 compared to gasoline. Better mileage too.
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2 RepliesCan't we just go back to riding horses? [spoiler]lolz[/spoiler]
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2 RepliesEdited by dendrox: 4/29/2015 1:01:11 AMThis sounds like a great idea, hope it works out. Only problem is that we need to get rid of fossil fuels. I really think that they [b]absolutely have to go[/b] the only obstacle is all of the jobs that will be lost. Eh but I'd rather have people having to find a new job than continue to kill the planet.
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[quote]Yay science![/quote]
